Meditation is the road to happiness.

The mind is everything. What you think, you become.

The path of awakening is not about becoming who you are. Rather it is about unbecoming who you are not.

The person who clings to nothing of the past, present and future, who has no attachment and no aversion, has no conceptual imprints.

Through continuous mindfulness practice, the true nature of physical and mental phenomena becomes clear.

If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.

Don't expect or desire anything. Just keep noting whatever arises in the present moment.

Live in joy, in love, even among those who hate. Live in joy, in health, even among the afflicted. Live in joy, in peace, even among the troubled. Look within, be still.

When you realize the emptiness of all phenomena, compassion will arise in your heart for all sentient beings who do not understand this truth.

The more we understand impermanence, the more we appreciate each moment of our lives.

The mind is the source of all happiness and the source of all suffering.

Our own life has to be our message.

The true purpose of Zen is to see things as they are, to observe things as they are, and to let everything go as it goes.

Wisdom is not about accumulating knowledge, but about seeing through all knowledge.

Sticking with uncertainty, getting the knack of relaxing in the midst of chaos, learning not to panic—this is the spiritual path.

There are many ways to meditate. But at the heart of them all is mindfulness.

Zen does not confuse spirituality with thinking about God while one is peeling potatoes. Zen spirituality is just to peel the potatoes.

Vipassana is the art of living. Not the art of escaping.

Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves - slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future.

Happiness is not about getting what you want, but wanting what you've got.

In true dialogue, both sides are willing to change.

It is never too late to turn on the light.

Every small positive change we make in ourselves repays us in confidence in the future.

The real meaning of enlightenment is to gaze with undimmed eyes on all darkness.

The way is basically perfect. It is not a matter of practice or enlightenment.

Choose to be optimistic, it feels better.

The key to happiness is inner peace. The greatest obstacles to inner peace are disturbing emotions such as anger, attachment, fear and suspicion.

The knowledge of dissolution comes when you see both the noting mind and noted object dissolving together.

Meditation is not just about sitting quietly, it's about transforming the mind.

The spiritual journey begins with the recognition that beneath our surface happiness there lies a deep inner pain.

The dharma is not in the books. If you want to find the dharma, look in your mind.

When you recognize that pain and suffering are impermanent, you become free.

My father is the intrinsic awareness, Samantabhadra. My mother is the ultimate sphere of reality, Samantabhadri. I belong to the caste of non-duality of these two.